Post - Different Truths

July 6, 2016
Arindam Roy
Folklore, Literature, Religion

Rath Yatra: The Story of Lord Jagannath and his Siblings

The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, with his siblings, Balabhadra and Subhadra, is symbolic of fertility worship. The charioteers, Dhauka, used to sing bawdy songs (Boli). Though these songs...

July 6, 2016
Urooj Murtaza
Spirituality

The Story of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr

Fasting during Ramadan allows Muslims to seek nearness from Allah, ask forgiveness, express gratitude to him and atone for sins, among many others. It is essentially a time of...

July 6, 2016
Sarika Sarkar Das
Fairs & Festivals, Photo Feature, Travel & Food

A Night out in Hyderabad during Ramadan

The razzamatazz and the hustle bustle of the market place, Charminar and adjoining areas, in the old city of Hyderabad, is indeed wondrous! Sarika, who was in the UK...

July 5, 2016
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

Your Charm

A bold and intense poem by Deeya. Your charm wins me round to pen fond memories, lotus blooms promising wind and grass I float, gather dust on a rotten...

July 4, 2016
Amit Singh
Opinion, Politics, Religion, Terrorism

Is Violence Inherent in Religion?:Need for Open Discussion

Disconnecting roots of violence from religion would be disregarding the historical facts. Violence is deeply rooted in almost all religions. Some religion propagate violence openly, some are discreet. Following...

July 4, 2016
Santosh Bakaya
Potpourri

…And a Snake Slithered Under her Bed!

Exams and sleep deprivation takes its toll on the youth, preparing for exams. In this imaginative daughter-mother dialogue, Santosh revisits her hassled daughter’s mind. Swamped with Dylan Thomas and...

July 4, 2016
Joyce Yarrow
Poem

The Detective and the Poet

The mystery writer and the poet in Joyce tells us what’s the brief of either in this interesting verse. The detective runs down digs up uncovers exposes and brings to...

July 3, 2016
Anumita Roy
Poem

Tulsi Mancha

A beautiful love poem by Anumita, where the wife waits for her sailor husband, praying and pining at the Tusli Mancha. She pulls her sari veil over her head, with...

July 2, 2016
Rhiti Chatterjee Bose
Conflict Resolution, Cover Story, Crime, Gender

Is our Silence Perpetrating the Rape Culture?

We live in insensitive times. Trying to be smart, we often land up being rude. The Now Gen, uses cuss words at the blink of an eye. The F-word has...

July 2, 2016
Lily Swarn
Poem

A Shooting Star

An evocative poem from Lily that celebrates the bitter-sweet pathos of life. Jetting through space a star stopped in its tracks and played statue. It simply forgot to twinkle...

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